2025/9/20

Google Play Games on Android to show friends (v48.0)

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Around Friday, September 19, 2025, an update to the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app, version v48.0 (version: 48.0.19-31 [0] [PR] 807990555), revealed new code for displaying “Friends” connected through “Google Play Games.”
It is possible that “Friends” similar to those in the Android version of the “Google Play Games” app will be displayed within the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app.
These friends will likely be displayed within the “Play Games Profile” settings of the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app.

We previously reported that app version v47.9 (version: 47.9.30-31 [0] [PR] 805004130) of the Android app store “Google Play Store” was updated in mid-September 2025, and that app code suggesting enhancements to game-related features was discovered.

Then, around Friday, September 19, 2025, with the update to Android version v48.0 (version: 48.0.19-31 [0] [PR] 807990555) of the “Google Play Store” app for Android, new code for displaying “Friends” connected through “Google Play Games” was found. We would like to introduce it here.

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From this code, we can infer that “Friends” connected through “Google Play Games” may be displayed within the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app, similar to the Android version of the “Google Play Games” app. It is likely to be displayed within the “Play Games Profile” settings of the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app.

Currently, the “Play Games Profile” settings in the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app only display a simple profile and game achievements. However, combined with the app code suggesting game-related feature enhancements confirmed in app version v47.9, it is expected that social features related to “Google Play Games” within the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app will be further strengthened in the future. In fact, it’s possible that “Google Play Games” will be gradually integrated into the Android version of the “Google Play Store” app.